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John and Tracey Previti on the beach with blue text overlay, "'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program"

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'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program

Tracey Previti surprised her husband John - and herself - when she offered to donate her kidney to him

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A family first: Being diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease

In honor of PKD Awareness Day, Mary Biafra Denmark shares how she learned she had the genetic mutation for PKD

Chris Tock (left) and Paul Violino (right) with blue text overlay, "Saving someone's life is really priceless"

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'Saving someone's life is really priceless,' says 30-year-old living donor

Turning 30 is a big milestone and many people may have tasks they want to accomplish before the "big 3-0." "Donate a kidney" isn't a co...

Polycystic kidney (PKD) compared to normal kidney with blue text overlay "What is PKD? 10 facts about the most common form for genetic kidney disease"

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What is PKD? 10 facts about the most common form of genetic kidney disease

Sept. 4 is Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day, and while it is the most common form of genetic kidney disease, you may not know much about it. Here a...